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Revoy’s battery trailer turns a semi-truck into a hybrid – Charged EVs

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At Revoy’s swapping station in Dallas, the Revoy EV, with a pre-charged battery, is attached between a tractor and a semi-trailer. When the truck leaves Dallas, it drives 234 miles to a station in Arkansas for another quick swap. When the truck leaves Dallas, it drives 234 miles to a station in Arkansas for another quick swap.

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US Refiner Converting Fleet to Hybrids and Diesels

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Alon, which refines and markets transportation fuels and other petroleum products, is believed to be the first independent refiner of its size issuing a mandate to reduce corporate fuel use and environmental impact through a clean fleet program. Independent refiner Alon USA Energy, Inc. Alon USA Energy, Inc.,

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Proterra introduces 35-foot electric bus

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will be the first customer for the new bus, receiving seven 35-foot Catalyst FC buses and two overhead semi-autonomous fast chargers. Built from the ground-up to be completely optimized as an EV, the Catalyst is the only purpose-built bus in its class.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Oregon has a Chief EV Officer to promote EV use. EVs fit into a larger energy-independence initiative in Hawaii since the state can make its own energy and become less reliant on shipping in fuel. Honolulu, with 26 quick chargers, has one of densest charging grids in the US. Additionally, for the greater D.C.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet

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The addition of nearly 5,000 hybrid vehicles more than doubles the amount of hybrids the company owns; already the world’s largest fleet of fuel-efficient vehicles. The designated hybrid branches have a high concentration of the new hybrids available and, for the first time, customers can reserve these hybrids online or by phone.

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